Methylmethaqualone
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Methylmethaqualone
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| 3-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-2-methyl-quinazolin-4-one | |
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| ATC code | ? |
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| Formula | C17H16N2O |
| Mol. mass | 264.322 |
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| Bioavailability | ? |
| Metabolism | ? |
| Half life | ? |
| Excretion | ? |
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| Routes | ? |
Methylmethaqualone is an analogue of methaqualone which has similar sedative and hypnotic properties to its parent compound, and is around the same potency. Methylmethaqualone differs from methaqualone by having an additional methyl group attached to the 3-phenyl ring. It was made illegal in Germany in 1999 and listed by the DEA as a "drug of forensic interest" at about the same time, but little other information is available, it would appear that this compound was sold on the black market in Germany as a designer drug analogue of methaqualone.[1]
Animal studies of methylmethaqualone have shown it to produce convulsions at only slightly above the effective sedative dose,[2] and anecdotal reports from human users have confirmed that it can have a pro-convulsive effect, which could potentially make this compound particularly hazardous if taken in excessive doses.
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- ^ Klein RFX, Hays PA. Detection and Analysis of Drugs of Forensic Interest, 1992 - 2001; A Literature Review. DEA Microgram Journal. January - June 2003; 1(1-2):60
- ^ Boltze von KH, Dell HD, Lehwald H, Lorenz D, Rüberg-Schweer M. Substituierte Chinazolinone-(4) als Hypnotica und Antikonvulsiva. (German). Arzneimittel Forschung. Drug Research. 1963; 13(8):688-701.
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